diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/explorer/state b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/explorer/state
index 7b2de1df..d24600af 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/explorer/state
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/explorer/state
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ else
 fi
 export key state delimiter value exact_delimiter
 
-awk -f - "$file" <<"AWK_EOF"
+awk_bin=$(PATH=$(getconf PATH 2>/dev/null) && command -v awk || echo awk)
+
+"${awk_bin}" -f - "$file" <<"AWK_EOF"
 BEGIN {
     state=ENVIRON["state"]
     key=ENVIRON["key"]
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/files/remote_script.sh b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/files/remote_script.sh
index f7a1add5..faf080cb 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/files/remote_script.sh
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/files/remote_script.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ if [ -f "$file" ]; then
 else
     touch "$file"
 fi
-awk -f - "$file" >"$tmpfile" <<"AWK_EOF"
+
+awk_bin=$(PATH=$(getconf PATH 2>/dev/null) && command -v awk || echo awk)
+
+"${awk_bin}" -f - "$file" >"$tmpfile" <<"AWK_EOF"
 BEGIN {
     # import variables in a secure way ..
     state=ENVIRON["state"]
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote
index 13cc27c7..1174400e 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 state_is="$(cat "$__object/explorer/state")"
 fire_onchange=''
 
-if [  "$state_is" = "$state_should" ]; then
+if [ "$state_is" = "$state_should" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi